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WXKT is a radio station
broadcasting a news talk format. Licensed to the town of Maysville, Georgia
, it serves the Gainesville, Georgia
metropolitan area. It first began broadcasting in 1989
under the call sign WBIC. The station is currently owned by Cox Radio
.
WXKT was first assigned the call sign WBIC on January 4, 1989. On March 2, 1990 the call sign was then changed to WPUP. The station was known as "Rock 103.7" for many years, before returning to the "Bulldog" name it had in the mid to late 1990s. Since the transmitter is located in Royston, it made hearing the station south of Athens marginal.
The station was sold to Cox Radio
in August 2008, who then swapped call signs moving WPUP calls to 100.1 and changing 103.7 FM to the current call sign WXKT. The stations simulcast the "Bulldog" format for a little over a year; the WPUP calls remain on 100.1 FM licensed to Watkinsville, Georgia
as Top 40 station "Power 100.1."
On August 1, 2009 at 8am, WXKT at 103.7 flipped formats to news talk.
as well as the entire Cox Radio
Athens Network. There are three primary news anchors for WXKT which include: Time Bryant(Host of "Newsmakers" on sister WGAU
as well as weekend anchor on WSB (AM)
), Robin Reece and Mark Overby. There are no local news update overnights and in the morning. National news updates are supplied by CNN
or ABC News Radio
every 30 minutes during those times. The only times that traffic updates are aired are in the morning and afternoon drive. The traffic staff are as follows: Carter Wilson, Ben Faulkner, Cheri Drake and Steve Bentley. The certified meteorologist for the station is John Wetherbee. He is the weather person for sister stations WGAU and WNGC-FM. All news production is completed from the Cox Media Group building in Athens.
Radio station
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broadcasting a news talk format. Licensed to the town of Maysville, Georgia
Maysville, Georgia
Maysville is a town in Banks and Jackson Counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. The population was 1,663 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Maysville is located at ....
, it serves the Gainesville, Georgia
Gainesville, Georgia
-Severe Weather:Gainesville sits on the very fringe of Tornado Alley, a region of the United States where severe weather is common. Supercell thunderstorms can sweep through any time between March and November, but are concentrated most in the spring...
metropolitan area. It first began broadcasting in 1989
1989 in radio
The year 1989 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting.-Events:*KMEZ breaks away from its FM sister station to adopt a business-oriented news/talk format as KDBN.*ABC Radio has acquired Satellite Music Network...
under the call sign WBIC. The station is currently owned by Cox Radio
Cox Radio
Cox Radio, Inc. is a division of Cox Enterprises that holds a number of radio stations. Cox Radio is headquartered at 6205 Peachtree Dunwoody Road in Sandy Springs, Georgia....
.
History
The station was sold to Cox Radio
Cox Radio
Cox Radio, Inc. is a division of Cox Enterprises that holds a number of radio stations. Cox Radio is headquartered at 6205 Peachtree Dunwoody Road in Sandy Springs, Georgia....
in August 2008, who then swapped call signs moving WPUP calls to 100.1 and changing 103.7 FM to the current call sign WXKT. The stations simulcast the "Bulldog" format for a little over a year; the WPUP calls remain on 100.1 FM licensed to Watkinsville, Georgia
Watkinsville, Georgia
Watkinsville is a town in Oconee County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 2,097. The city is the county seat of Oconee County...
as Top 40 station "Power 100.1."
On August 1, 2009 at 8am, WXKT at 103.7 flipped formats to news talk.
News Staff
The station has a news staff that is shared with sister station and fellow news/talk station WGAUWGAU
WGAU is a radio station licensed to serve Athens, Georgia, United States, that broadcasts a News/Talk format. The transmitter is located at the studios in the Five Points area of Downtown Athens....
as well as the entire Cox Radio
Cox Radio
Cox Radio, Inc. is a division of Cox Enterprises that holds a number of radio stations. Cox Radio is headquartered at 6205 Peachtree Dunwoody Road in Sandy Springs, Georgia....
Athens Network. There are three primary news anchors for WXKT which include: Time Bryant(Host of "Newsmakers" on sister WGAU
WGAU
WGAU is a radio station licensed to serve Athens, Georgia, United States, that broadcasts a News/Talk format. The transmitter is located at the studios in the Five Points area of Downtown Athens....
as well as weekend anchor on WSB (AM)
WSB (AM)
WSB — branded AM 750 and 95.5 FM News/Talk WSB — is a commercial radio station licensed to Atlanta, Georgia broadcasting a news/talk format. The station transmits with 50,000 watts of nondirectional power day and night, enjoying clear-channel status on its broadcast frequency according to the U.S...
), Robin Reece and Mark Overby. There are no local news update overnights and in the morning. National news updates are supplied by CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
or ABC News Radio
ABC News Radio
ABC News Radio is the radio service of ABC News, a division of the ABC Television Network. Formerly known as ABC Radio News, ABC News Radio feeds, through Cumulus Media Networks, newscasts on the hour to its more than 2,000 affiliates...
every 30 minutes during those times. The only times that traffic updates are aired are in the morning and afternoon drive. The traffic staff are as follows: Carter Wilson, Ben Faulkner, Cheri Drake and Steve Bentley. The certified meteorologist for the station is John Wetherbee. He is the weather person for sister stations WGAU and WNGC-FM. All news production is completed from the Cox Media Group building in Athens.